Spike-puller.



No. 740,415. PATENTED OCT. 6, 1903;

A. GARTSHORE & W. MAXWELL.

I SPIKE FULLER.

APPLIGATIDN FILED D20. 23. 1902.

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UNITED STATES Fatented October 6, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

SPIKE-FULLER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 740,415, dated October6, I903.

Application filed December 23, 1902. Serial No. 136,838. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that we, ALEXANDER GART- SHORE and WILLIAM MAXWELL, citizensof the United States of America,residin g at Pittsburg, in the county ofAllegheny and State of eration of extracting the nail.

Furthermore, the object of the invention is to produce a nail-extractingimplementand in combination therewith a readily-detachable base orsupport in order that the base or support need not obstruct the use ofthe implement when the function of the base or support may be dispensedwith.

Furthermore, the object of the invent-ion is to produce a base for animplement-of the character noted which is in such relation to theimplement that the said base may be moved by the foot of the operator inorder that it may be properly positioned with relation to the nail orspike to be extracted to attain the best results.

Finally, the object of the invention is to produce adeviceof thecharacter noted which will possess advantagesin points of efficiency,

simplicity, and durability, proving at the same time comparativelyinexpensive.

With the'foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists inthe details of construction and in the arrangement and com- In thedrawings, A denotes an ordinary claw-bar, B a base-plate, and 0 postsformed integral with the base-plate. served that the base-plate is Haton its lower surface and that it extends a considerable distance to thefront of the posts, thus affordinga bearing for the foot of an operatorfor retaining it in a fixed position or for exerting force to slide ittoward the. object extracted to increase the vertical force ofthe'claws.

As illustrated, the sides of the claw-head arecut away somewhat to formshoulders I, and the upper. portions of the shoulders are rounded, as at2, to form bearings for the upper rounded surfaces of the posts.arrangement the supporting-posts may be readily applied and removed anda pivotal pin is dispensed with. Hence an aperture in the claw-head neednot be formed.

As shown in Fig. 2, the sides of the claws of the hammer are cut away toform shoulders 3 and a socket or seat 4 for the upper ends of the posts,and the operation and advantages of this construction correspond to theconstruction and operation described in connection with the disclosureof the invention illustrated in Fig. 1.

The construction, operation, and advantages will, it is thought, heunderstood from the foregoing description, it being noted that variouschanges may be resorted to in the proportions and other details ofconstruction for successfully carrying the invention intopracticewithout departing from its scope.

Having fully described the invention, what we claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is H In a device of the characterdescribed, a head or body having claws,- said parts having their sidescut away to form shoulders, in such relation as to form bearings forsupporting It will be ob- In this the head or body when the claws are inoper- In testimony whereof we affi'x. our signatures, in the presence oftwo witnesses, this 22d day of December, 1902. V

ALEXANDER GARTSHORE. WILLIAM MAXWELL. Witnesses:

J OHN NOLAND, J. P.- APPLEMAN.

